I had the pleasure of fulfilling a lifelong pursuit when I received my Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine from the University of California at Davis in June of 1994. Since that time, I have worked as an intern and associate veterinarian at the Avian and Exotic Animal Hospital.
The Avian and Exotic Animal Hospital is comprised of a team of individuals dedicated to improving the lives of our "special species" patients and their relationship with their caregivers.
My position as a veterinarian is to facilitate the well being of our patients through the improvement of many aspects of their lives: medically, surgically and behaviorally.
I first started at the Avian and Exotic Animal Hospital in 1994 as a veterinary intern. As a recent graduate, my clinical experience multiplied rapidly through an expanding variety of medical and surgical cases, involving avian, exotic pets and wildlife. I completed my two-year internship in 1996 and left for an intensive one-year post-doctorate program at Mississippi State University in aquaculture/ aquatic animal medicine.
This position enhanced my knowledge of aquatic animal medicine and surgery, allowing me to incorporate those species into my veterinary career. After my tour-of-duty in Mississippi, I was invited to return to the Avian and Exotic Animal Hospital as an associate veterinarian.
At present, my life and joys are shared with my wonderful wife and our two children. Our household is controlled by our household pets: Holly, a yellow Labrador retriever; Chances R., our cat; four desert tortoises; and multiple fish tanks.
In my limited free time of this busy life, our family enjoys discovering San Diego and the surrounding area. My greatest passion is SCUBA diving, but I don’t seem to participate often enough these days.
